NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ON HIGH ALERT AS TINUBU SET TO PRESENT 2026 BUDGET

The National Assembly complex is under tight security as President Bola Tinubu prepares to present the 2026 budget estimates to a joint session of parliament at 3 PM today. Personnel from the Nigeria Police Force and the National Security and Civil Defence Corps have been strategically deployed to key entry and exit points, including the main gate and villa gates, to monitor human and vehicular movement.

According to reports from the scene, only individuals with the official 2026 budget presentation tag are being granted access to the complex, with security personnel strictly enforcing this directive. Journalists covering the event are facing challenges accessing the premises, prompting the chairmen of the Senate and House of Representatives’ Press Corps to intervene and secure tags for their members.

As the nation awaits President Tinubu’s arrival, security personnel are maintaining a high level of alertness, with a policeman at the visitors’ park directing commercial drivers to drop passengers without tags and leave the premises.

President Tinubu is expected to present the 2026 Appropriation Bill to the joint session of parliament, outlining the government’s spending plans for the upcoming year. The event is anticipated to be a significant moment in the country’s economic calendar, with lawmakers and citizens eagerly awaiting details of the budget.